Category Archives: Obits

Sadly and ironically, singer/songwriter Maggie Roche passed away on Saturday, the day of the worldwide Women’s March. She was 65. The cause was breast cancer. Her death was announced by her sister Suzzy in a Facebook post. The oldest of Continue reading →

From the New York Times – Merle Haggard, one of the most successful singers in the history of country music, a contrarian populist whose songs about his scuffling early life and his time in prison made him the closest thing Continue reading →

Sir George Henry Martin, who produced and arranged the Beatles’ recordings from 1962 to 1970, has died at age 90. Often referred to as “the Fifth Beatle” because of his extensive involvement on each of the band’s original albums, Martin Continue reading →

English singer/songwriter David Bowie (born David Robert Jones) has died, two days after his 69th birthday. Bowie’s career, over 4 decades, was marked by reinvention, musical innovation and visual presentation. He was diagnosed with cancer eighteen months ago. Bowie released Continue reading →

Sad news that songwriter, producer & gentleman Allen Touissant, of New Orleans R&B royalty, has died, following a performance in Spain. Toussaint reportedly suffered a heart attack in Madrid. His jaunty, piano-centric style, along with that of Professor Longhair, a Continue reading →

On the 20th Anniversary of his Passing “It is a good thing, I believe, that we lived in the same time as this man did, and it is not likely that we shall see charms or skills so transcendent, and Continue reading →

From a New York Times report – B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas, The Continue reading →

British blues / rock singer Joe Cocker died late Sunday at his ranch in Crawford, Colorado. He had been battling lung cancer and was with his wife when he passed away. Cocker began his singing career in the pubs and Continue reading →

News that Rock Scully, the Grateful’s Dead first manager, died December 16 in his home town of Monterey, CA. The cause of death was lung cancer. Dennis McNally, Grateful Dead historian and former publicist, said “At the height of his Continue reading →

Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for The Rolling Stones, died today at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He had been battling cirrhosis. Keys was born in Slaton, Texas, where he discovered and was influenced by the sound of saxophonist King Curtis. Continue reading →